{"id":201,"date":"2012-02-18T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T15:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=201"},"modified":"2012-01-27T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T17:03:07","slug":"how-to-build-a-model-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2012\/02\/18\/how-to-build-a-model-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Model Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This activity could be used in relation to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltscotland.org.uk\/stemcentral\/contexts\/water\/index.asp\">Water Context<\/a>\u00a0on <a href=\"www.educationscotland.gov.uk\\stemcentral\">STEM Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A dam is a structure that stops water from flowing. Usually, a dam is built to redirect the water or to use the water power to generate electricity. Building a model dam is a great idea for STEM work,\u00a0especially if you research the purposes of various dams and display the information along with your model. With a few simple materials, you can make a dam that works like the real thing. Why not take it further and explore microgeneration too?\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_5091268_build-model-dam.html\">More information is available by following this link.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/02\/STEM-Central.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2012\/02\/18\/how-to-build-a-model-dam\/stem-central\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/02\/STEM-Central.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,137\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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